The day before the general election was fast approaching, and the lieutenant sent someone early to bring the clothes and hair accessories to be worn during the draft. Bang Chun looked at the moon-white wide-sleeved gauze skirt on the table, and couldn't help but complain again.

"Anyway, it's also a general election, and the lord is giving plain clothes. On a good day, you always have to dress festively. ”

Li Shenlan flipped through her clothes, and replied casually rather nonchalantly, "It's just a concubine when you go in the draft, if you don't wear this dress, will you wear a big red robe?" ”

Since ancient times, concubines are not allowed to wear red, and these colors can only be worn in the middle palace. Besides, it's no wonder that Li Shenlan doesn't care, it doesn't matter what she wears. Taiwei had already made up his mind that Li Shenlan would enter the palace whatever he wore.

When Bang Chun heard this, he only thought that Li Shenlan was feeling sad about being a concubine, and he was busy smiling and comforting.

"What Miss said, when we enter the palace, we are mothers, masters, and those official concubines can't compare to each other."

Hearing this, Li Shenlan didn't smile slightly, and didn't do anything else.

Outside, Liuxia hurriedly entered the house with a tray.

When there was still a month before the draft, Taiwei ordered someone to send a traditional Chinese medicine for beauty. The medicine is very bitter, but it can be controlled by others Li Shenlan has to drink it, and in the end, it will not hurt herself, Li Shenlan can accept it.

"You don't have to drink this medicine tomorrow, right?"

"How can it, Miss has won the election and has more ideas to maintain, this medicine can't be broken." Liuxia looked at Li Shenlan and frowned bitterly, and hurriedly handed over the prepared sweet fruits.

When I put the fruit in my mouth, the bitterness in my mouth was relieved a lot.

"This medicine seems to be even more bitter than the one I drank a few days ago."

"Miss just doesn't want to drink and make excuses." Liuxia has been more cheerful recently, and occasionally makes fun of Li Shenlan like this.

By mid-March, almost all the flowers in the garden had bloomed. If the gate of Li Shenlan's main hall is open, you can see the flowers in the courtyard directly.

Seeing that the flowers are blooming so well, Li Shenlan is also a little impatient.

"Bang Chun, go and put away this garment. Liuxia and I went to the garden to enjoy the flowers. ”

In the garden, the azaleas are in full bloom, and from time to time a few butterflies fly with the bees collecting honey. A few peach and pear blossoms in the distance were also staggered, which made Li Shenlan uncontrollable admiration.

"Miss, this is not pretty, you have not been to Bixi Garden, there are several pink begonias in the vicinity, and the petals fall when the wind blows, just like the rain of flowers."

Bixi Garden is now Aunt Xiao's solitary residence.

"When did you run over there?" Li Shenlan was enjoying herself, and she didn't think much of it, so she asked casually.

Liuxia didn't expect Li Shenlan to suddenly ask like this, and her eyes looked to the side slightly unnaturally. Seeing that Li Shenlan didn't react, she returned.

"The slave maid has been there before, and Miss Huizi hasn't entered the house yet."

"Well, I'd like to see it too. It's just that Li Mingyue went to the house because of me, and Aunt Xiao doesn't talk to me much on weekdays, so I'm afraid it's not good to go rashly. ”

I didn't eat what I said, usually Li Shenlan was busy learning etiquette and going out to play, and she almost never met two aunts. The topic suddenly led to Li Mingyue, and Li Shenlan inevitably remembered what happened to Bang Chun that day, and her mood was obviously reduced a lot.

"That's it, I've seen the flowers almost, let's go back early."

At night, in Mrs. Li's bedroom, Taiwei was standing at the table looking at a newly acquired painting.

"Shen Lan will set off early tomorrow morning, and the master is not asking more."

Mrs. Li has always been soft-spoken, which is why the Taiwei likes to stay with Mrs. Li. Hearing this, Taiwei simply put away the painting and went to bed to have a good chat with Mrs. Li.

"I've been teaching people for so many months, and I can't think of any problems. Early in the morning, I asked people to send the clothes over, the clothes were made according to the style of the year, and the emperor would always love the house and Wu when he saw it. ”

"Shen Lan doesn't know about this yet, right?"

Mrs. Li has always paid attention to this girl since she beat Li Shenlan into the house, compared to the pickiness at the beginning, the current Li Shenlan makes Mrs. Li feel that she is also smart.

Taiwei shook his head, obviously Li Shenlan didn't know about this at all.

"I just told her that she looked like Mingjin, and besides, no one in this house would say anything. And in the eyes of the emperor, isn't she also very similar to that woman, otherwise how could she be so special to Li Shenlan. ”

"These things are related to political affairs, and I can't say much."

"It's not too early, go to bed early"

As Mrs. Li turned off the last light, the Taiwei Mansion was immersed in darkness. The moon was obscured by clouds, and the moonlight that came from it seemed to be absent. The only place in the capital that still shines with candlelight,

It's the Royal Palace.

Early in the morning of the second day, the subordinates of the Taiwei Mansion were busy. The kitchen made breakfast early and sent it to the dining room in the main hall, and Mrs. Li was also waiting there early.

According to the custom of Daqi, there are women in the house who want to enter the palace for the draft, and the family must make an auspicious breakfast early, and the mother will feed the first breakfast, and then tie the blessing bag before taking the car into the palace. Ask for a choice, a good fortune of peace and wealth.

Because it is a general election, almost all the families of the DPRK and Chinese officials have daughters who want to run for election. The emperor simply stopped the morning court meeting for a day, and he was fortunate to prepare in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Li Shenlan was also called up by Bang Chun before she could finish sleeping, and sat in front of the mirror and let them clean up and dress themselves.

When I opened my eyes again, I was wearing a white floor-mopping tulle wide-sleeved skirt in the mirror, lined with goose yellow brocade wrapping the chest, the cuffs were embroidered with delicate gold-patterned butterflies, a few lace lace were hooked on the chest placket, and the skirt was as thin as misty ethereal silk yarn, and a yellow belt tightened the thin waist, which was unbearable to hold. There is a pair of silver butterfly earrings next to the ear, the black hair is held by a tasseled silver hairpin, coiled into a delicate cloud bun, and then pinched a small pear blossom pinned, which looks fairy and fresh, and only makes people feel that they can't take their eyes off.

"Miss is really good-looking, I will definitely be selected if I enter the palace today!"

I originally thought that the white plain was very simple, but I didn't expect that with accessories, I was full of the sweet aroma of bluegrass, like a fairy who stepped into the mortal world, elegant and temperamental.

"Okay, it's not too early, let's go to the main hall for dinner."

Because Li Mingyue made a mistake, Taiwei didn't let her enter the palace to run for election at all. I heard that she sent a letter two days ago, but unfortunately the captain ignored it.

In the main hall, Mrs. Li looked at Li Shenlan from a distance. After training for more than half a year, Li Shenlan is now completely out of the countryside, which makes people feel that she is a noble daughter at first glance, and her noble and elegant posture is fully displayed in every move.

"Say hello to my father and mother."

"Okay, okay, get up quickly, the eight treasures auspicious porridge that people cook in the morning, mother feeds you to taste"

The change in Mrs. Li's attitude towards Li Shenlan also made Li Shenlan feel gratified, after all, the past few months have been much better than when she first came.

A mouthful of porridge with Ruyi cakes, the Granny Ji next to her said auspicious words for a long time.

After a stick of incense, the auspicious time has arrived. Li Shenlan knelt down to say goodbye to the Taiwei couple and got into the carriage with Granny Ji's hand.

There are many carriages for the draft to enter the palace, and the carriages go slowly. In addition, when entering the palace gate, he had to hand over the identity sign, and Bang Chun walked with the carriage. From time to time, I will chat with Li Shenlan for a few words, which can be regarded as a relief from boredom.

In the car, Li Shenlan looked at the blessing bag that Mrs. Li tied to her on her belt, and she became nervous for no reason.

Compared with the daughters of businessmen and commoners, it is not the first time for him to enter the palace, but when he thinks of seeing the emperor again when the palace is selected, Li Shenlan's palms are sweating.

Seeing that Li Shenlan didn't speak for a while, Bang Chun also guessed seven or eight points outside.

"Miss don't be nervous, the palace is far away from the emperor, and there is a bead curtain in front of the emperor, and the show girls can't easily look at it."

Li Shenlan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but the next moment she was inexplicably disappointed. Since the last time the emperor sent Li Shenlan back to his house, he hadn't seen the emperor for a month and a half.

Thinking of this, Li Shenlan raised her hand to take off the silver hairpin inserted in her head, and put the hairpin she had been holding in her purse on her head. The hairpin was nothing else, it was the one that the emperor gave to Li Shenlan that day.

Touching the hairpin on her head, Li Shenlan finally showed a smile.

The carriage finally arrived at the gate of the palace, and after Bang Chun handed the identity tag to the steward eunuch, he helped Li Shenlan to find her aunt.

According to the rules, the accompanying maids are not allowed to follow into the palace. Bang Chun could only help Li Shenlan find a good team, and then returned to the carriage and waited.

The queue is ten in a row, and they are lined up in the morning and evening according to the time of arrival, and Li Shenlan is at the end of this batch of teams, which is not eye-catching. Because the election of the previous batch has not yet ended, Li Shenlan can only wait outside.

Idle, Li Shenlan looked at the surrounding personnel left and right, because the identity of the captain was there, and the aunt in charge also took care of Li Shenlan, and when she saw Li Shenlan standing at the end, she said that she wanted to transfer her to the front. In this way, you can also enter the second choice earlier.

But Li Shenlan didn't want to be too eye-catching, so she politely rejected her aunt, and her aunt didn't say much when she saw this.

As he looked to the left, he saw Lu Xin standing at the head of the other team, and the last one in that team was Wang Jun'er. Obviously, this is what Lu Xin has done. Otherwise, how could the two people who went out together be at the end of the line.

On the other side, Wang Jun'er also saw Li Shenlan and waved excitedly. It was Li Shenlan who nodded with a smile, and Wang Jun'er quieted down. The cold one was also reprimanded by the aunt who managed the team.

"Next team!"

The eunuch's shrill and thin voice shouted, and Li Shenlan followed the team into the tent of the first choice......